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Sample (surname)
The surname Sample is most likely a version of the name Semple/Sempill, the Clan Sempill being a lowland Scottish clan originating near Glasgow, Scotland. Some members of the clan emigrated to northern Ireland and America. Notable members of the family include: * Alexander Sample (born 1960), Catholic bishop in Michigan * Bill Sample (born 1946), member of the Arkansas Senate * Billy Sample (born 1955), former professional baseball player * Cameron Sample (born 1999), American football player * Drew Sample (born 1996), American football player * James Sample (1910–1995), American producer *Joe Sample (1939–2014), American jazz musician * Johnny Sample (1937–2005), former professional American football defensive back * Robert Sample (died 1718), North American pirate * Steven Sample, president of the University of Southern California * Tex Sample (born 1934), sociologist of religion * Tim Sample (born 1951), New England humorist * William Sample (1898–1945), Rear Admiral in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan Sempill
Clan Sempill is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands.Way, George and Squire, Romily. ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). Published in 1994. Pages 318–319. History Origins of the Clan The name Sempill has been known in Renfrewshire since the twelfth century but its origins are obscure. The suggestions that it is a corruption of 'St Paul' seems unlikely. It also seems an unlikely suggestion that the first person of the name had a reputation for being simple or humble. In 1246 Robert de Sempill witnessed a charter to Paisley Abbey. Later as a chamberlain he also witnessed a charter of the Earl of Lennox. Wars of Scottish Independence During the Wars of Scottish Independence Robert de Sempill's two sons, Robert and Thomas, supported king Robert the Bruce and they were both rewarded for their services. The elder son received all of the lands around Largs in Ayrshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Sample
Alexander King Sample (born November 7, 1960) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon since 2013. Sample previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Marquette in Michigan from 2005 to 2013. Early life and education Alexander King Sample was born in Kalispell, Montana, to Alexander and Joyce (née Dory) Sample. His father was of Scottish heritage and his mother Polish. The younger Alexander Sample graduated from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1978. He attended Michigan Technological University (MTU) in Houghton, Michigan, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982 and a Master of Science degree in metallurgical engineering in 1984. Interested in becoming a priest since the fourth grade, Sample decided to study for the priesthood after graduating from MTU, saying, "I knew I would never know peace until I explored the vocation to be a priest." He graduated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Sample
Bill Sample (born April 16, 1946) is a state legislator in Arkansas. Career A Republican, he has served in the Arkansas Senate since 2011 representing Hot Springs. He served three terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives The Arkansas State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the US state of Arkansas. The House is composed of 100 members elected from an equal amount of constituencies across the ... beginning in 2005. He lives near Village, Arkansas. Sample also formerly owned a pest control business. He was a Vice President for the Arkansas Pest Management Association in 2004 after serving as Regional Director in 2002 . References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sample, Bill 1946 births Living people Republican Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives People from Columbia County, Arkansas Pest control Republican Party Arkansas state senators 21st-century American politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas Senate
The Arkansas State Senate is the upper branch of the Arkansas General Assembly. The Senate consists of 35 members, each representing a district with about 83,000 people. Service in the state legislature is part-time, and many state senators have full-time jobs during the rest of the year. During the current term, the Senate contains twenty-seven Republicans, seven Democrats, and one independent. History The Arkansas Senate was created and re-created by the Arkansas Constitution ratified on January 30, 1836. It is now governed by the fifth and current constitution of Arkansas adopted in 1874.Arkansas General Assembly Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture (accessed April 28, 2013) During the |
Billy Sample
William Amos Sample (born April 2, 1955), is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, and Atlanta Braves in parts of nine seasons spanning 1978–1986. Early life A native of Roanoke, Virginia, Sample grew up in Salem, Virginia and graduated from Salem's Andrew Lewis High School in 1973. While at school, Sample was a three-sport standout in football, basketball, and baseball. As a junior wide receiver on the football team, Sample scored the winning touchdown in a 1971 state AAA quarterfinal game. A victory later, Andrew Lewis advanced to the state championship, where Sample's team lost to T. C. Williams High School - a game dramatized with historical liberties in the motion picture ''Remember The Titans''. After that, Sample attended Madison College (now James Madison University) for three years, before being drafted by the Rangers in 1976. Major League Baseball career Sample singled on his first major league pitch in 1978, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Sample
Cameron Sample (born September 20, 1999) is an American football defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tulane. Early life and high school Sample grew up in Snellville, Georgia and attended Shiloh High School. Sample was rated a two-star recruit and signed to play college football at Tulane after having previously committed to play at Georgia Southern. College career Sample played in 11 games with three starts as a freshman. Sample started 11 games with four sacks in his sophomore season. He was slowed by nagging injuries as a junior but played in all 13 of Tulane's games with 44 total tackles. Sample finished his senior season with 52 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and five sacks and was named first-team All-American Athletic Conference. Professional career Sample was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round, 111th overall, of the 2021 NFL Draft The 2021 NFL Draft was the 86th National Foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drew Sample
Drew Sample (born April 16, 1996) is an American football tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington and was drafted by the Bengals in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. College career Sample caught 46 passes for 487 yards and five touchdowns in his four seasons at Washington. As a senior, he caught 25 passes for 252 yards and three touchdowns, earning him an honorable mention on the All-Pac 12 team. Statistics Professional career Sample was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round with the 52nd overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft The 2019 NFL Draft was the 84th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players for the 2019 NFL season. The draft was held on April 25–27 in Nashville, Tennessee. The first round was held on Apri .... He was placed on injured reserve on December 7, 2019, with an ankle injury. He finished the season with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Sample (conductor)
James W. Sample (October 8, 1910 – October 7, 1995) was an American conductor. Biography Sample was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and began studying the violin at age ten and piano at age eleven. By the age of twenty he conducted his first symphony in Minneapolis. He earned his bachelor’s in music degree at the MacPhail School of Music in 1930. In Europe, he studied for four years receiving a diploma at the Mozarteum Salzburg in 1934, and also studied with Pierre Monteux who was conducting the Paris Symphony. Sample also studied with Henri Verbrugghen and Bernhard Paumgartner. He also received a doctorate in music in 1942 from the New York College of Music and a doctor of laws degree from Gannon College in 1963. Sample was the Master of Music at The Blake School in Minneapolis 1929-1933. He also organized the Little Symphony of Minneapolis 1931-1933. Guest conducting in Austria and France occupied his musical efforts in 1933-1937. He was the conductor for the sympho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Sample
Joseph Leslie Sample (February 1, 1939 – September 12, 2014) was an American keyboardist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Jazz Crusaders in 1960, the band which shortened its name to "The Crusaders" in 1971. He remained a part of the group until its final album in 1991 (not including the 2003 reunion album ''Rural Renewal''). Beginning in the late 1960s, he enjoyed a successful solo career and guested on many recordings by other performers and groups, including Miles Davis, George Benson, Jimmy Witherspoon, Michael Franks, B. B. King, Eric Clapton, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, Anita Baker, and the Supremes. Sample incorporated gospel, blues, jazz, latin, and classical forms into his music. Biography Sample was born in Houston, Texas, the youngest son of Alexander Sample, a mail-carrier, and Agatha (née Osborne) Sample, a seamstress. Sample began to play the piano at the age of five. He was a student of the organist and pianist (Theodore or T.) Curti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Sample
John B. Sample Jr. (June 15, 1936 – April 26, 2005) was an American football defensive back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts (1958–1960), Pittsburgh Steelers (1961–1962), and Washington Redskins (1963–1965), and in the American Football League (AFL) for the New York Jets (1966–1968), winning three league championships. Sample had the distinction of beginning and ending his career with championship wins in two of the most famous games in professional football history, and winning an NFL championship, an AFL championship, and a world championship. In his rookie season, he won an NFL championship ring with the Colts in their victory over the New York Giants in the 1958 NFL Championship Game, which became known as "The Greatest Game Ever Played". In his final season, he helped the Jets win the AFL Championship against the Oakland Raiders, and then to defeat the Colts in the third AFL-NFL World Championship (Super Bowl III) in Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Sample
Robert Sample (died 1719, first name occasionally Richard, last name occasionally Semple) was a pirate active off the coast of Africa and in the Caribbean. He is best known for sailing with Edward England. History In late 1718 Edward England, aboard his ship ''Royal James'' (renamed from the recently captured ''Pearl'') had been looting ships between Cape Verde and the Azores. He took a number of ships off Cape Coast Castle near Gambia in spring of 1719. Several he plundered and let go, a few he burned, but he refitted two for piracy. One of them was the 6-gun, 14-man ''Elizabeth and Katherine'', commanded by Captain Bridge out of Barbados, which he captured on 27 June. Four of the ''Elizabeth and Katherine'' crew joined England's pirates. England refitted and crewed the ''Elizabeth and Katherine'' and renamed it ''Flying King'', naming Richard Sample as captain. Sample sailed with Robert Lane, who captained England’s other refitted vessel. They looted several ships in the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Sample
Steven Browning Sample (November 29, 1940 – March 29, 2016) was the 10th president of the University of Southern California (USC).About us: Steven B. Sample: President Emeritus website ''University of Southern California'', Los Angeles, CA: University of Southern California, 2010, Retrieved June 3, 2014. He became president in 1991 and was succeeded by on August 3, 2010.C. L. Max Nikias named 11th president of USC ''USC News'', Los Angeles, CA: University o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
